When 11-year-old Daley’s parents separate, she is thrust into a chaotic adult world of competition, indulgence, and manipulation. Unable to place her allegiance, she gently toes the thickening line between her parents’ worlds: the liberal, socially committed realm of her mother, and the conservative, liquor-soaked life of her father. But without her mother there to keep him in line, Daley’s father’s basest impulses are unleashed, and Daley has to choose her own survival over the father she still loves. As she grows into adulthood, Daley retreats from the New England country-club culture that nourished her father’s fears and addictions, attempting to live outside his influence. Until he hits rock bottom. Faced with the chance to free her father from 60 years of dependency, Daley must decide whether repairing their broken relationship is worth losing not only her professional dreams, but the love of her life.

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Sounds really deep and involved. You still find the best books to show off on WOW, ones I don't think I would have found otherwise, yet really tempt me to read. Thanks for broadening my reading horizons.

Okay I think this cameout this week but I just heard about it and haven't seen it anywhere so I'm still considering it pre-pub in my own mind!http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com/2010/03/waiting-on-wednesday_17.html